VP Cybersecurity

The VP of Cybersecurity is responsible for collaborating with our Infrastructure group to establish and lead TIC’s enterprise cybersecurity strategy, operations, and risk management program. This is a coach-player role where the VP will initially be hands-on in developing frameworks, managing incidents, and implementing tools, while progressively building and leading a small, high-performing cybersecurity team. The position requires both technical depth and executive presence to protect the company’s digital assets, ensure compliance, and build resilience across our business units and geographies.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and execute a company-wide cybersecurity strategy aligned with TIC’s business and risk priorities.
• Advise executive leadership and the Board on emerging cyber threats, regulatory trends, and security posture.
• Build and lead a multi-year roadmap that balances risk reduction, operational capability, and cost efficiency.
• Serve as a trusted advisor across IT, Operations, and Legal to embed security into systems and processes.
• Lead cybersecurity due diligence and integration for M&A activity, ensuring both tuck-in and transformational acquisitions are securely and efficiently brought into the company’s environment.
  
  

Operational Execution

• Act as a hands-on leader for cybersecurity operations, including vulnerability management, incident response, and monitoring.
• Implement and manage core security technologies (SIEM, EDR, IAM, etc.) and coordinate SOC services.
• Oversee and improve threat detection, response, and recovery capabilities across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Drive continuous improvement through metrics, automation, and root cause analysis of security events.
  
  

Governance, Risk, and Compliance

• Maintain compliance with cybersecurity standards such as NIST 800-171, ISO 27001, and applicable data protection laws (e.g., GDPR).
• Lead cybersecurity audits, assessments, and third-party risk management processes.
• Establish and enforce security policies, procedures, and awareness programs across all levels of the organization.
• Partner across IT and internal audit teams to strengthen SOX and other regulatory control environments.
  
  

Team Development

• Recruit, coach, and develop a small but scalable cybersecurity team, over time, encompassing security operations, governance, and architecture.
• Foster a collaborative, business-aligned security culture that empowers teams while maintaining accountability.
• Manage external vendor and partner relationships to extend TIC’s security capabilities efficiently.
  
  

Incident Response and Reporting

• Serve as the executive lead during security incidents, ensuring rapid containment, remediation, and communication.
• Maintain and routinely test incident response plans.
• Report regularly to senior leadership on cybersecurity posture, trends, and risk exposure.
  
  

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Proven ability to scale cybersecurity capabilities in a mid- to large-scale enterprise environment.
• Experience balancing strategic leadership with hands-on technical execution.
• Demonstrated success building and leading cybersecurity programs in hybrid (on-prem/cloud) environments.
• Experience with SOC management, threat intelligence, and cloud security frameworks.
• Strategic thinker who can translate business objectives into actionable security outcomes.
• Strong communicator capable of influencing at the executive and operational levels.
• Hands-on proficiency with modern security tools and frameworks.
• Decisive, pragmatic, and comfortable with ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, learning, and collaboration.
  
  

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field required.
• Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
• CISSP required; additional credentials such as CISM, CRISC, or CEH preferred.
• 12 years of progressive cybersecurity experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership capacity.
  
  

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Medical, dental, and supplemental insurance
• 401K Plan
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
  
  

Working Conditions

• Operates in a hybrid work environment with flexibility for travel (10–15%).
• May require extended hours during major security incidents or audits.
• Requires continuous analytical and strategic effort, with occasional on-site presence for assessments or executive briefings.
  
  

PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS & DEMANDS: .

• Primarily sedentary work, performed in an office or hybrid environment.
• Frequent use of computers, phones, and other standard office equipment.
• Repetitive motions and substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Requires close visual acuity to perform activities such as analyzing data, reviewing reports, and extensive reading.
• Occasional travel for leadership meetings, audits, or conferences (approximately 25–35%).
• Limited physical effort but continuous cognitive and decision-making demands, particularly during critical incidents or high-pressure situations.
  
  

Company Overview

Acuren is a trusted, single source provider of technology-enabled asset protection solutions used to evaluate the structural integrity of critical energy, industrial and public infrastructures. Committed to delivering a Higher Level of Reliability , Acuren provides an unrivaled spectrum of capabilities including inspection, traditional and advanced NDE/NDT, failure analysis, rope access, materials engineering, field engineering, reliability engineering, drones, robotics, V-Deck and condition-based monitoring services.

Our work is critical to the integrity and safety of industrial firms, including petroleum refinery, pipeline, power generation, pulp & paper, mining, pharmaceutical, aerospace and automotive industries. Acuren employs over 4,000 dedicated professionals supporting the mechanical integrity and inspection programs of the world’s largest industrial segments.

Acuren is a market leader. Our formula for success is straightforward: be capable locally, with certified and well-equipped personnel supported by trained, experienced leaders. Continuing to build on a strong heritage of safety, quality and professionalism, Acuren strives to maintain incident free work environments, pursues advanced technical developments, and supports reliability programs that are valued by clients and employees.